Back for necktie holders



March 2l, 1950 v T, HOWARD 2,501,220

BACK FOR NECKTIE HOLDERS Filed Nov'. 29, 1946 i --Y INVEN TOR.

" 7. /fowa/d AT TORNEYS Patented Mar. 21, 1950 BACK FOR NECKTIE HOLDERSViola. T. Howard, Saylesville, R. I., assignor to Swank, Inc., acorporation of Delaware Application November 29, 1946, Serial No.712,783

6 Claims.

This invention relates to a tie holder and more particularly to themounting portion for the ornamental part thereof.

It is usual in constructing a tie holder to provide some sort of a claspto grip the shirt beneath the tie and frequently some sort of anornament is provided which will be mounted on this clasp and hold thetie between the clasp or back and the ornament. Various arrangementshave been utilized in forming this back structure which grips the shirt,and in the case of the ornamental device which is illustrated in thisinvention, the ornament is of such a structure that the peculiarconstruction of the back bar becomes of importance.

An object of this invention is to provide a back bar for a tie holderwhich will maintain itself in position on the shirt without rocking.

A more specific object of this invention is to provide a back for anornamental iront portion of a tie holder which will engage the shirt attwo spaced points so as to prevent rocking of the bar on the shirt.

Another object of this invention is to provide a back bar of a piece ofsheet stock which will f be cut and bent into the desired shape toperform the advantageous results.

Another object of this invention is to provide a tie holder which willhave spaced retaining portions one for the tie and one for the shirt.

Another object of this invention is to provide a closed support againstwhich a portion of the shirt may be pressed in each of severallocations.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction as will be more fully described andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the tie holder constructed in accordancewith this invention.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View thereof.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation thereof.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the back of the tie holder before theornamental parts are mounted thereon.

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of one of the ornaments shown.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of other of the ornamental parts.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the back in one stage of its formationprior to the moving inwardly of the marginal portions of the back bar.Fig. 8 is a bottom plan View of the structure shown in Fig. 7 beforebending of the ends.

Fig. 9 is a plan view of the tie holder mount- 2 ed in position upon afragmental portion .of the tie.

Fig. 10 is a section on line ID--l on Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 10 but showing a modifiedform of gripping tongue.

Fig. 12 is a view similar to Fig. 9 but illustrating a modied form ofornament.

Fig. 13 is a perspective view illustrating'a still different modiiiedform of ornament on the back illustrated in above drawings.

In proceeding with this invention, I out out a tongue from a strip orbar vof sheet stock and squeeze inwardly the opposite marginal portionsof the bar from which the tongue is removed; thus providing a supportagainst which the tongue may press so that the bar may act as one jawand the tongue another jaw to grip a piece of fabric. The tongue may befurther out to provide a nger from its stock which will press againstthe fabric at points spaced from the end of the tongue soA as to preventthe device from easily tilting about a single point of grip, or thisfinger may be bent into a hook form to serve as a stop or point oflocation for holding the tie in a centralized position with reference tothe shirt. Upon this back I mount an ornament at each end of the back toextend over the bar from which the tongue is cut so that the edges ofthe tie may be slid into these overhanging portions and be held inposition.

With reference to the drawings, l5 designates generally a back whichinitially is a flat strip of stock or bar I (see Fig. 8) from whichthere is cut a tongue l1 at a location which is spaced inwardly from theopposite peripheral edges of the bar. The tongue is left joined to thebar as at I8 and is bent from the plane of the bar I6 as at I8 (see Fig.'7) and again bent as at I9 so as to extend generally in the directionof the bar although out of the plane of the stock thereof.

This tongue is also provided with a curved portion 20 (see Fig. 10);thus providing a gripping area and an entrance lip 2l. The tongue isalso out so that a nger 22 may be bent upwardly as at 23 from the stockof the tongue to provide another gripping area at a point spaced fromthe bent portion 20. These spaced points of engagement at 20 and 24prevent the device from tilting or rocking when mounted upon a shirt orother piece of fabric 25 (see Fig. 10).

After the tongue is thus cut and bent and removed from the plane of thestock of the bar i6, the opposite marginal portions 2B and 21 of the barare bent inwardly toward each other into substantial contact, as shownin Fig. e, leaving the openings 28 and 29 at their end portions of thebar while providing a good supporting portion by reason of the marginalportions 26 and 21 being in contact for the pressure area of the tongue29 and finger 24 to grip the fabric 25.

The ends of the bar are provided with arms 39 and 3l which are bentforwardly and upon which ornament members 32 and 33 are mounted. In theparticular instance shown, the ornament members are parts of an arrow,part 33 being the point of the arrow as shown at 34, while the part 32is the tail of the arrow as at 35 so that when in position the ends 36and 3'! of these members will be in spaced relation. The edges of theneck tie or cravat 38 are tucked beneath the portions 32 and 33 as shownin Fig. 10 and the appearance will be given, as shown in Fig. 9, of thearrow passing through the tie 38 by reason of this relationship.

In some cases, instead of providing an ornament such as the arrow, anail maybe illustrated between end portions of the members 32 and 33having a head as 39 and a point as at 40 as shown in Fig. 12.

In some cases instead of utilizing the arrow or the nail other articlesmay be mounted upon the back such for instance as a pin, sabre, spear,bayonet, cork screw, Swordfish, or birds beak.

In other cases, instead of having an ornament of this character, theopenings 9i and 32 in the bar may have a chain 43 connected in them inwhich case the arms 39 and 3l will be omitted.

This chain may then provide the holding means for the cravat andtogether with. the `hack har will completely circle the cravat.

In `some cases instead Vor providing the nger 22 in the shape as shownin Fig. 10, the linger 45 will be bent into the form of a hook as at 56(see Fig. 11) so that its end 41 will engage the edge of the shirt 25 soas to locate the holder with reference to the shirt and retain or guidethe tie 38 in centralized position.

I claim:

l. In a tie holder a bar having a tongue of the same piece of stock outand .bent therefrom,

i in said tongue has a ringer in the shape of a hook raised from thestock thereof to engage the shirt at a location spaced from the engagingend of the tongue.

4. In a. tie holder as set forth in claim 1 wherein means are mounted onthe ends of said bar to receive and hold the tie therein.

5. In a tie holder as set forth in claim 1 wherein overhanging arms aremounted on said bar to receive the tie.

5. In atie holder as set forth in claim 1 wherein a chain is mounted onthe ends of said bar to receive and hold the tie therein.

. VIOLA T. HOWARD.

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